Remember, this is not medical advice. I'm just trying to make your research easier.
Personal Stories Support Organization Media Coverage Doctors/Manufacturers Life with the Band Everything Else
Personal Stories
Support Organizations
Euroband - for people in Europe or considering being banded there
Ozband - for people in Australia, or considering being banded there
New Zealand Bandsters - for people in New Zealand, or considering being banded there, excellent section on "surviving" the liquid stage
Association for Morbid Obesity Support
Obesity and Surgery Information and Support (OASIS)
Medical Centers/Doctors
HMC Weight Management Center - Dalton, GA (Tania's note - I love their diagrams)
Dr. Ross Fox - Tacoma, WA
Dr. Rumbaut - Monterrey, MX
Dr. Kuri
- Tijuana, MX Dr. Kuri was my doctor, and he was great.
He can be reached at the following address:
Name: Dr Kuri, Pedro
Location: Tijuana, Baja California Norte
Office Phone: 011-52-6-684-7787
Address: 1844 Aqua Caliente Sw 301
Email: [email protected]
The International Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery Team (ILOST) - the group that pioneered adjustable banding
Mt. Sinai Medical Center - New York, New York
List of FDA approved sites for Bioenterics Trials, in pdf format (you must have Acrobat Reader to view this file)
Manufacturers
Bioenterics
makers of the Lap-Band (what I opted for)
Obtech Medical makers of the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB)
Living with the Band
Media Coverage
Chickie’s news story (about 14 minutes in) Chickie is aka Karen
Preston on PBS Healthweek
Episode 1
Episode 2
NY Times
Article, Mostly Gastric Bypass
FDA Information
The Official FDA
Approval of the Lap-Band
Approval Order
Patient Labeling
Other Patient
Information
Other Important and Worthy links
Online Video of Lap Band Surgery and followup
Obesity: The Last Bastion of Prejudice - a very well written paper on the stigma of being fat
Things to consider about WLS - by Benita, one of my favorite Bandsters. Puts things in perspective!
The Bioenterics Patient Handbook
The Bioenterics Bibliography of Banding (augments the Bandster archives mentioned below)
Gastric Surgery for Severe Obesity - a National Institutes of Health publication
The Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs - An FDA publication
Obesity-diet.com - European site with information
The Obesity Law and Advocacy Center
Obesity Online - an online magazine/journal devoted to the study and treatment of obesity
Other great archival
information can be found at the Bandsters Yahoo site. I know, because
I helped process some of it!
If you discover that one of these links doesn't work, please email me to let me know so I can fix it!